Press Releases

7/14/1999

Alpine
and Simpson's New Marketing
and Distribution Agreement

Alpine
Engineered Products, Inc. (Pompano Beach, Fla.) and Simpson
Strong-Tie Co., Inc. (Pleasanton, Ca.) have announced a marketing
and distribution agreement. Alpine, a leading supplier of truss
design software, connector plates, and machinery for the truss
industry will be specifying Simpson's products in its TrusCalc,
VIEW and other related software and distributing Simpson
products through its various locations. The hanger software,
within Alpine's truss design and analysis software is the most
powerful in the industry.

Simpson
(a publicly traded company) is the worldwide leader in the
manufacturer of hangers and construction hardware to the building
and Do-It-Yourself markets. This agreement enables two of the
large global leaders in their respective industries to focus
on their strengths.

Using
the strengths of each company will enhance the ability of both
to provide greater value to their mutual customers.